Korean American elected to lead American Chamber of Commerce
Dec 1, 2013
A Korean-American has been elected as the new leader of the American Chamber of Commerce in Korea for the first time in the organization’s 60-year history.James Kim, the general manager and CEO of Microsoft Korea, is to replace the incumbent chairperson Pat Gaines in January for a one-year term.Kim was picked to lead the influential group in a one-month election process in November. Kim ran as a sole candidate. Observers expressed hopes that along with U.S. Ambassador to Seoul Sung Kim of Korea